Snyder: Petition reform a priority after the election

Governor Rick SnyderPhoto: mlive.com

November 5, 2012 | MPRN Ballot campaigns spent at least nine-point-six million dollars on signature collection alone this year. Governor Snyder says that circumvents the idea of ballot campaigns as grassroots initiatives. He opposes the five proposed amendments to the state constitution.

The governor says he might call for an overhaul of the rules for petition drives after this election campaign is over.

“There’s a list of several things, but the paid petition circulators, the bounty, is an issue is a fair one I think we should have a public discussion on.”

The governor says he already has people looking into what other states do to limit payments for petition signatures. He says there appears to be a patchwork of rules across the country. Snyder says he wouldn’t be surprised to see court challenges to whatever Michigan does.